Whit Babcock named Virginia Tech athletic director

5:24 PM,
Jan. 25, 2014

Last year, UC athletic director Whit Babcock agreed to a contract extension through June 2020.

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Whit Babcock is leaving the University of Cincinnati to become the athletic director at Virginia Tech.

The announcement was made early Friday night in a Virginia Tech press release. Babcock, who was the athletic director at UC for 27 months, has agreed to a five-year deal effective March 1. He will be introduced at a press conference next week.

"I am honored to follow in the footsteps of Jim Weaver?," Babcock said in a statement. ...